浙江省紹興市 張祖平 供稿

寧?kù)o的真諦

The Real Meaning of Serenity1

浙江省紹興市 張祖平 供稿

Once there was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of serenity.Many artists tried.The king looked at all the pictures.But there were only two he really liked,and he had to choose between them.

從前有一個(gè)國(guó)王，他要懸賞一位能畫(huà)出表現(xiàn)寧?kù)o這一主題的最好的畫(huà)的畫(huà)家。很多畫(huà)家都一試身手，國(guó)王看了所有的畫(huà)，但是只有兩幅畫(huà)他真的很喜歡，國(guó)王必須兩者選其一。

One picture was of a calm lake.The lake was a perfect mirror for serene towering mountains all around it.Overhead was a blue sky with fluffy2white clouds.All who saw this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of serenity.

其中一幅畫(huà)的是一個(gè)平靜的湖面，波平如鏡，倒影著四周環(huán)繞的群山，頭頂是一片飄著絨毛似的白云的藍(lán)天。所有看過(guò)這幅畫(huà)的人都認(rèn)為它是一個(gè)表現(xiàn)平靜的好作品。

The other picture had mountains,too.But these were rugged3and bare.Above was an angry sky,from which rain fell and in which lightning played.Down the side of the mountain tumbled a foaming4waterfall.This did not look serene at all.

另外一幅畫(huà)也有高山。但是這些山崎嶇不平，一片荒蕪，上方是狂躁的天空，電閃雨潑，山腳下是一掛飛濺的瀑布，這看上去一點(diǎn)也不寧?kù)o。

But when the king looked closely,he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush growing in a crack5in the rock.In the bush a mother bird had built her nest.There,in the midst of the rushing water,sat the mother bird on her nest——in perfect serenity.

但是當(dāng)國(guó)王仔細(xì)一看時(shí)，他發(fā)現(xiàn)了瀑布后面有一小從灌木，長(zhǎng)在巖石縫里。灌木叢中，鳥(niǎo)媽媽筑好了鳥(niǎo)窩——急流之間，鳥(niǎo)媽媽安祥地蹲在窩里。

Which picture do you think won the prize?The king chose the second picture.Do you know why?

你認(rèn)為哪幅畫(huà)會(huì)勝出呢？國(guó)王選擇了第二幅，你知道為什么嗎？

“Because,”explained the king,“serenity does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise and trouble.Serenity means to be in the midst of all those things but still keep calm in your heart.That is the real meaning of serenity.”

“因?yàn)?，”?guó)王解釋道，“寧?kù)o并不意味一個(gè)沒(méi)有喧囂和繁瑣的地方。寧?kù)o意味著即使你身處塵囂仍然能心靜如水，那才是寧?kù)o的真諦。”